One of the first plants to flower each year is an often overlooked member of the mint family, yet, by mid-April it can be found growing in large patches. The flowers of Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum) begin to appear in mid-March, and the leaves will often stay around all year long.
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It’s April, and the canary yellow forsythia is blooming everywhere. In our Western Pennsylvania gardens, the flowers rarely get to age gracefully.
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